Hat pad



Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL KANNER AND SAMUEL JAFFE, OF YORK, N. Y.

HAT PAI).

Application filed May 27,

T 0 all whom t may concern: i

Be it known that we, SAMUEL KANNEI: and SAMUEL J AFFE, both citizens of the United States, and residents of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat Pads of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat pads and more particularly to a device of that character shown and described in Patent No. 1382585 issued to us on February 5th,192l, which is specially designed and intended for use in connection with ladies hats.

In the device shown in the above patent, there is provided a stiffening member having padding on one side thereof held in position by a covering Sheet enclosing the padding and the stiffening member. On the opposite side of the stiffening member a metal attaching strip is Secured, said strip having spaced prongs struck therefrom adapted to enter the hat brim. It has been found that owing to the fact that this metal attaching strip s of tempered steel, that these prongs readily bend and break off.

It is the primary object and purpose of the present improvement to provide an attaching prong whereby the pad may be *secured to the hat brim which consists of a separate part fixed to the tempered metal strip, said prong preferably being constructed of cold rolled steel so that it is relatively hard and will not readly bend or break.

It is another object of our invention to provide a single connecting means whereby the covering sheetfor the padding, the resilient metal strip and the attaehing prong, are rigidly secured to each other and connected to the stifening member.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved hat pad and in the form, Construction and relative arrangement of the several parts as will be hereinafter more fully describcd, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawing Wherein we have illustrated one simple and satisfactory embodiment of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 isan elevation of the hat pad provided with our present improvement;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and,

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Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of,

side thereof, said material and the stiffen ing member being' covered and encloscd within the fabric :4.

Upon the opposite or rear side of the stifi'ening member and on the exterior of the fabric 8, the Spring metal strip 9 is located contiguous to and in parallel relation with one longitudinal edge of the pad and eX- tends for substantially the full length thereof.

In conjunction with this spring metal strip, we employ the prong members 10, each of which is formed from hardened cold rolled steel and consists of a disc 11 having a prong 12 formed on its edge and projecting at substantially right angles to the plane of said disc. This diso 11 is also provided with an eccentrieally located Opening 13.

The Spring metal strip 9 has suitably spaced openings formed therethrough corresponding in number to the number of the prong members to be used, and said members are arranged upon said strip with the openings 13 in registra-tion with the openings of the strip. The spring metal strip and the pr-ong members are then securely and permanently fiXed to the stifening member (5 by means of the metal grommets 14. In this manner it will be seen that the several parts may be securely connected in fiXed relation with each other in a single operation.

*When the pad is arranged in the hat in the manner referred to in our issued patent, the projecting prongs 12 on the edges of the discs 11 are forced through the hat brim, and owing to the faet that these prongs are of hardened stoel, the necessary pressure may be applied without danger of bending or breaking the prongs from the edges of the discs. Therefore, the pad will be at all times securely held and retained in its proper position within the hat.

From the foregoing description considered in conneotion with the accompanying drawing, the construction and manner of use of our present lHlPI'OVGlTlGDtS will be fully understood. While We have herein specifieaHy referred to the new attaching prongsfor use in connection With the resilient metal strip as applied to a hat pad, it is to be understood that We do not desire to be limited to the eXact form and Construction.

of the parts as herein described, but reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes in the form, Construction and relative arrangement of the several parts as may be fairly embodied within the Spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Ve claim:

1. In combination With a hat pad having a stiffening member, attaching means for said pad consisting of a resilient metal strip extending longitudinally of said stifiening member, spaced pointed spur members projecting outwardly each having a base ,portion provided With an Opening, said strip having openings therein With Which the openings in said base portions are adapted to register, and a. common .means extending through each of said openings of the spur members and the metal strips and through said stiffening member and rigidly connecting said stiii'ening member, the resilient metal strip and the spur members With eaoh other. i

2. In combination With a hat pad having a stifi' ening member, attaching means for said pad consisting of a resilient metal strip extending longitudinally. of said stiffening member,' spaced pointed spur'members projeeting outwardly each having a base por tion provided With an Opening, said strip having openings therein With which the openings in said base portions are adapted to register, and metal grommets extending through each of said openings of the spur members and the metal strips and through the stiflening member and rigidly connecting said stiffening member, the resilient mtal strip and the spur members With each ot er.

3. In combination With a metal attaching strip having spaced openings therein, pointed spur members projecting outwardly each consisting of a hardened metal disc having a sharp spur projeeting from the edge of the disc and at substantially right angles thereto so as to projected into a member to which the attaching strip is to be Secured, the dise having an Opening therein to register With one of the openings in said metal strip, and means engaged through each of said open ings of the spur members and the* metal strips and rigidly connecting the spur members and the strip to each other.

In testimony that We claimthe foregoing as our invention, We have signed our name hereto.

SAMUEL KANN ER. SAMUEL J AFFE. 

